What are some top notch history documentarys out there?

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This.

Some guy couple of weeks ago in a similar thread recommended Spanish civil war. Also made by BBC. It is awesome.

Thanks user great, bookmarked it, I've been looking for something like this for a while

youtube.com/watch?v=81RhewkQbOk

You are welcome my man.

Civilisation is another good one, originally it was developed as a showpiece for colour television back in 1969 but it really stands the test of time

Both Civilisation and Ascent of Man were developed by David Attenborough interestingly

>Also what makes a good history documentary
Having no relationship with the History Channel

Those multi-part BBC ones are as top notch as it gets.

>Death of Yugoslavia
youtube.com/watch?v=DdS9M7oSVOg

>Provos, Loyalists and Brits
youtube.com/watch?v=xsBJbtPzoBU
youtube.com/watch?v=Tf0CZpbLwp0
you can find "Provos" on dailymotion or something

>Fall of the Shah
youtube.com/watch?v=0s5pRsCWW9k

>The Cold War
youtube.com/watch?v=22KIQ1QNnhE

don't you enjoy endless repeats of air crash investigation user?
this is my golden childhood we're talking about

thanks a lot man, I've been bumping in hope of a dump like this

Thank you very much dude, Death of Yugoslavia aint gonna watch since i lived it, watched Provos, Loyalists and Brits, but Cold war and Shah look like my cup of tea.

no. These arent historical docs, they are basically opinion pieces on current events.

I say this as someone who loves Adam Curtis' work

>Three months until Ken Burns Vietnam
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Anything on western religion?

Pretty much anything made in burgerland is trash

>title flashes, "ROMAN CONQUEST"
>immediate reenactment shot of roman soldier fighting lion, "GLADIATORS WERE THE BRAVEST SOLDIERS AROUND, JUST LIKE OUR TROOPS PROTECTING OUR FREEOM TODAY"
>shot of roman crowd cheering
>"THESE FEROCIOUS WARRIORS CONQUORED MOST OF THE WORLD, SUCH AS ISLAM, CHINA, AND ENGLAND"
>shot of roman consul waving to crowd behind camera
>"BU WHEN THE PRESIDENTAL ELECTIONS GOT REMOVED FOR A MONARCHY, THE PEOPLE WERE NOT HAPPY AND OVERTHREW THESE TYRANTS, JUST LIKE WE DID"
>shot of american colonial troops killing redcoats
>"THATS WHY THE ROMANS WERE THE STRONGEST COUNTRY EVER IN THE WORLD, AFTER US OF COURSE

forgot the 30 min ad breaks, we need to give revenue to (((producers))) of course

I've always been a fan of RT's hilariously biased documentaries. Yes, I know every documentary has a bias but this one has a special place in my heart.

>LITTLE DID THEY KNOW THAT THE SMELL OF BLOOD WAS JUST AS SICKENINGLY SWEET

youtube.com/watch?v=t2D2iKzSXIk

What a coincidence. I'm listening to Ceephax right now.

i liked their kazakhstan one

YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORLD IS MISSING?

Historical Documentary Dramas.

So far we have either purely factual documentaries with pretty pictures, old footage and shit like that.

If we do have a historical drama its about a person at the top, a king, a general, never anything less.
Nowhere do we have anything that really portrays what it was like in that time for the average person.

With a Historical Drama Documentary you get to experience life for the average person and you cannot get more engrossing than that.

This is an international board dont be a dick

As much as I love the USA and our movies, I have to agree that for the most part our historical documentaries are trash. and least from the """history""" channel. Its all just rock music and shit reenactments

It's gonna be great tbqh kiddo too bad it's in September